Combining Physical Fitness With Community Service – Longlasting Therapeutic Intervention Approach
Combining physical fitness with community service is a powerful way to get struggling teenagers (at risk youth) back on track. Both physical exercise and community service (acts of service toward others) have proven therapeutic outcomes. The evidence is mounting for the benefits of exercise and community service as effective therapeutic tools used by professional behavioral […]
Adventure Therapy: A Life Changing Educational Experience
Located in the picturesque mountain community of Northwestern Montana, Turning Winds Academic Institute offers a unique blend of traditional residential treatment, wilderness therapy, and adventure therapy. “Turning Winds is the perfect place for teens who struggle to pay attention, are easily distracted, and perform better when given the opportunity to be active in positive environments. […]
Substance Abuse Treatment Issues Specific To Girls
Young girls have a lot of pressures on their lives. Sometimes, they find those pressures too much to handle and they turn to a variety of substances to treat their emotions. They might be depressed. They might have anxiety issues. They might have an eating disorder. Whatever led they down the road to substance abuse, […]
Troubled Teen Is Given Opportunity Of A Lifetime
A program in Florida takes troubled teens around the world as a step to healing. Tyler Howell is your average 18-year-old boy. His family loves him, his whole life is ahead of him, and he’s made some mistakes. Unfortunately, Howell has made more mistakes than his peers, and since 9th grade those mistakes started him […]
Does Personality-Based Intervention Reduce Teen Binge Drinking?
Recent research has shown that teen binge drinking can be effectively curbed through the use of personality-based intervention. The research is encouraging for parents whose teens struggle with binge drinking issues, with one study showing that there was a significantly lower rate of drinking among those targeted by this type of intervention. The research also […]
Negative Thinking And Anxiety Disorders In Young Women
Adolescent girls are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder as boys. If you’re the parent of a teen girl who suffers from negative thinking, anxiety (and depression), you understand how difficult of a time it can be. Studies show that differences in how the brain in terms of how […]
Troubled Teen Schools Save Lives – So Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
Therapeutic boarding schools are designed to help parents in crisis save the life of their troubled child. This type of schools provides therapeutic and academic intervention for teens who are dealing with rebellion, substance abuse, addiction, depression, anxiety, and emotional immaturity. But why are there so few therapeutic boarding schools in the U.S.? Troubled teen […]
Treatment Options For Your Daughter’s ADHD At Turning Winds
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in teens isn’t an isolated problem when you consider that an estimated one in 10 children suffer from it. But it’s often a difficult disorder to diagnose in teen girls, who often behave differently than boys who have the same disorder. If you’re a parent whose teen daughter suffers from ADHD, you understand how difficult of […]
How To Help Your Teen Daughter With Depression Through A Therapeutic Program
A World Gone Awry It’s no wonder teens are depressed today. The contemporary teenaged generation is the most isolated in modern history. They’re more likely to message someone over Facebook than they are to go and socially interact in the real world. With too much technological convenience, normal social development is being neglected substantially, and […]
How Nature Can Actually Help Your Daughter Cope With The Challenges Of Life
Turning Winds Academic Institute has a unique approach to helping your teenager deal with and cope with any challenges that life has thrown at them. While we do take the education of your children seriously, we have a new way of going about helping teenagers that has seen some positive results. Nature Has Amazing Healing […]
